Fresh Take: Ruth Whippman on What We Get Wrong About Raising Boys

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How do the stereotypes we harbor about raising boys harm them in the long term? Ruth Whipmann, author of BOYMOM: REIMAGINING BOYHOOD IN THE AGE OF IMPOSSIBLE MASCULINITY, discusses what most modern parenting advice misses when it comes to raising boys.
Ruth, Margaret, and Amy discuss:

why so much parenting advice for boys has historically sidelined the role of mothers

the ways in which the emotional lives of boys are suppressed

how to be "annoying in service of the project" of changing the conversation in your own family


Here's where you can find Ruth:

https://www.ruthwhippman.com

@ruthwhippman on X and IG

Follow Ruth on Substack: https://substack.com/@ruthwhippman


Buy BOYMOM: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9780593577639



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